Navy Sea Search On In Pacific
Honolulu AP A Navy hunter killer task force led by the carrier Kearsarge steamed through the Pacific in search of an unidentified underwater object that could be a submarine or a school of fish. Sightings have been intermittent with no confirmed contact, and officials say a surface picture would confirm if it is a sub.
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Kearsarge
Pacific
Long Beach
Calif
San Diego
Air Force
Navy
Parade, Chest Drive Set for Biddeford Saco Campaign
Hundreds march Monday night through Biddeford and Saco to launch the 1960 Community Chest drive with a $33,943.62 goal benefiting five agencies. A post-parade pep rally at Pepperell Hall features Jah Malcolm of the Portland YMCA and Chest President Martin J. Rielly.
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Biddeford
Saco
Community Chest
Pepperell Hall
Jah Malcolm
Portland
YMCA
Chest
Martin J. Rielly
Alcide W Villandry
Beach
Main Streets
Main Street
Jefferson
Cianchette Seeks Aid to Salvage Maine Firm in Reorg
Portland AP report says J R Cianchette & Sons hopes to bid on two highway jobs worth about 12 million each. Bonding, working capital, and key personnel must be assured before bids. Plan envisions gradual liquidation of unrelated assets, with assets listed at about 11.44 million and debts at 6.08 million. Federal taxes include a disputed 1.6 million claim.
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Portland
U.S
Richard FE. Poulos
J. R. Cianchette & Sons Corp
Newport
Bangor
Cianchette
Poulos
Frederick Fisher
Boston
Gorham Raceway
Lancey House
Pittsfield
Davidson Promoted To VP At Saco-Lowell Shops
In Boston James P Davidson is named vice president of Saco-Lowell shops by David F Edwards chairman of the board. Davidson will oversee all operations manufacturing and selling at the Saco Maine plant and report to the executive committee via the board chairman. He was formerly executive vice president of the automotive division.
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Boston
James P.W. Davidson
Saco-Lowell
David F. Edwards
Davidson
Saco
Maine
Saco- Lowell
Nest egg inflation turns savings to chicken feed
A light columnist note jokes that by the time someone amasses a nest egg, inflation erodes its value, making savings seem small. The quip appears under a caption-style attribution to Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp.
Reed Agrees To TV Debate
Republican governor Reed today accepted a joint TV news conference with Democratic opponent Rep. Frank M. Coffin. The Oct 23 program from 1 to 2 p.m. will be aired by WMTW-TV Poland Spring with reporters from the Maine Press Association asking questions.
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Augustap
Reed
Frank M. Coffin
Wmtw-Tv
Poland Spring
Maine Press Association
Recession Signal Seen As Industrial Output Drops
Washington reports September industrial production at 107 percent of 1957 average, a decline from August and a possible hint of October weakness. Steel output remains a key uncertainty, with United States Steel Corp. predicting some year-end improvement. Economists remain split on whether the economy is at a high plateau or entering a mild recession as employment and income figures show mixed signals.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Roger M. Blough
United States Steel Corp
Commerce Department
US Protest Over Detention Of Two American Tourists
The United States plans a protest to the Soviet Union over the detention of two American tourists, Harvey C. Bennett of Bath, Maine, and Mark I. Kaminsky of Cass County, Michigan, held in communicado for seven weeks after leaving their assigned route. The State Department seeks a full report before action. The Soviets expelled them, citing crossing a forbidden border zone and alleged information gathering. Bennett’s wife in Bath says her husband did nothing wrong and will likely resume travel to Vienna Zurich and New York. Bennett studied Russian. Kamin sky taught it in Ann Arbor.
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Disarmament Commission
Assembly
Algeria
U.S
Soviet Union
Washington
United States
State Department
Harvey C. Bennett
Mark I. Kaminsky
U. S
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Bennett
Bath
Maine
Kaminsky
Cass County
Mich
Minsky
Foreign Office
Keminsky
Wile
Russia
Ihim
University of California
Ann Arbor
St Andre PFTA Harvest Hall Plans Advance
The St Andre Parish Hall hosts a semi formal harvest event on October 22. A workshop session led by Mrs Alcide Boucher featured chairmen Mrs John P. Conroy Mrs Leo Paul Bellefeuille Mrs Lucien Doyon Mrs Joseph B Deschambeault and Mrs Boucher, who reported progress on arrangements including decorations and tickets.
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St. Andre
Poison from sea cucumber eyed as shark repellent
The Navy backs ONR researchers exploring holothurin, a toxin secreted by sea cucumbers. The goal is a potential shark repellent and possible medical uses, but safety for humans remains undecided. Pending further testing, scientists warn results are not guaranteed and application details are unproven.
Last foliage peek in southern Maine colors fade
The Maine Forest Service says this Saturday and Sunday will be the last good weekend for fall foliage viewing in southern Maine. Color is at peak and beginning to fade with Hanover County also at peak while many areas have started to diminish.
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Augusta
Maine Forest Service
Maine
Hancock County
Optical fiber advances promise safer viewing of unseen
Boston AP Indian born Dr N S Kapany described fiber optics at the Optical Society of America meeting. He explained light transmission through tiny flexible glass strands and a device called the Focon that links fibers with lenses to reduce lens distortions and enhance image brightness and clarity.
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Boston
N. S. Kapany
Optical Society of America
Parking Is Still Major Bottleneck
Boston AP report quotes D Jackson Faustman of Sacramento California a consulting traffic engineer at a civil engineers convention. He says highways alone do not solve congestion and urban areas face the worst parking shortage. He urges integrating freeways with streets parking facilities transit and land use to balance car storage and movement.
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Boston
D. Jackson Faustman
Sacramento
Calif
American Society of Civil Engineers
Waterville Sentinel Endorses Nixon Lodge Ticket
The Waterville Sentinel becomes the third Maine newspaper to back the Nixon Lodge Republican slate. The endorsement underscores support for the party at the statewide level.
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Sentinel
Nixon Waterville
Maine
The
Waterville Sentinel
Hams Use Moon as Gavel in Novel Convention Scare
Amateur radio operators from across the country plan a moon relay to open a convention in New York. A 2 second beep from Farmingdale will travel to Medfield then the Moon, return to Dorset and Lynbrook before reaching the hotel to trigger a ribbon cutting with a scissors mechanism.
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Farmingdale
N. Y
Chester Drexler
Medfield
Mass
Sam Harris
Jack D. Rodebaugh
Dorset
Ohio
Lynbrook
N.Y
Dorothy Strauber
New York Convention Hotel
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